Okay, so I've been reading stories on Fanfiction.net and some of the stories have alternating POV, from Jack to Rose, so I'm going to re-edit my first story using alternating POVs, so please tell me what you think and if you guys like it, I'll re-edit my other stories like this. And if you see this ~, it means that it's the beginning of a flashback, thanks, and hope you enjoy:) and I am working in the Tommy and Fabrizio story, but I have writers block at the moment so I thought I would do this instead.
Rose POV
I was freezing, I couldn't feel my body, I found it hard to breathe, the pain was unbearable, just like Jack had said it would be.
~"Water that cold, like right down there, it hits you like a thousand knives stabbing you all over your body, you can't breathe, you can't think, at least not about anything but the pain."~
And that was so true. The only thing that kept me going was Jacks promise, but at this point I don't even know if that can. I was staring up at the black sky when a bright light started shining in my eye, that's when I realized that a boat was coming back for us.
"Jack, Jack, Jack!" I cried afraid to face the fact that he might not be waking up. "There's a boat Jack."
Just when I was about to give up, his eyes opened. "We need to.... Get their attention." I could tell just by hearing him that he was soon going to, well, go. It seemed as though he was using all of his strength just to get those words out. We tried calling out to the boat but we didn't have enough strength, our voices were to hoarse. When I thought that it was over, I remembered that there was a crew member not that far away, it was our only chance and I was willing to risk it.
Jack POV
We tried to call out but there was no use. I couldn't let Rose die but what was I suppose to do? I was just about to tell her I love her, I know. I was giving up. But what were we suppose to do? That is until Rose started making her way off the board.
"Rose! Where are you going?!" It was hard for me to yell but I forced it out.
"There's a whistle... Over there.... That's the only way.... We'll be...Saved." she told me as she swam over to a crewman taking the whistle out of his mouth and started blowing in it. Then, almost like a miracle, the crewmen from the boat turned around and started heading back for us. I couldn't believe it, we were going to be saved! Just when I though about giving up, we got saved! They helped Rose into the boat and wrapped her in a blanket, they then came and got me out of the water, wrapped me in a blanket. I wrapped my arm around Rose and told her that everything will be alright now.
Rose POV
I can't even believe it. We got saved. And now here I am, with Jack's arm wrapped around me. I started drifting into sleep, remembering our first kiss, the passion that I felt, the way I felt that there was no one else in the world, just us. I was them awoken by the cheers of people yelling to get a ships attention.
The crew helped us on to the ship, it was small compared to Titanic, well any ship is, but is huge compaired to the lifeboat I slept in. When we both got on, we found to chairs to sit on. I was deep in thought about everything that had happened when I was startled by Jack's voice. "How are you?" he said in a calm voice that soothed me. "I'm fine, just a bit shaken, I mean, I almost lost you." I wasn't lying, I really was shaken, I felt a tear run down my cheek and Jack wiped it away.
"But you didn't Rose, and that's what you have to think about, now try to get some sleep, you seem tired." he told me in the same voice that won me over, I was going to argue and tell him I'm fine and I didn't need sleep, but looking into his deep sea blue eyes, I could tell that he wanted me to rest. So I gave in and rested my head on his chest, feeling his heartbeat, I closed my eyes and started dreaming of what our life will be like.
Jack POV
I felt Rose's heartbeat steady as she fell into a deep sleep, I knew she had been through a lot the past three days, leaving her mother and Cal, the ship sinking, I knew that she needed some peace for once in her life.
She slept for about an hour when I felt her stirring around, I figured she was having a nightmare and then she proved my theory right when she started mumbling my name and started crying. "Rose. Rose honey, wake up."
"What? Jack? Jack! Oh Jack, I thought I lost you, my dream was horrible, I couldn't wake you and I had to let go." she said as she wrapped her arms around me.
"It's okay Rose, I'm not leaving." I said kissing her forehead.
She stayed with her arms wrapped me for another hour until a crewman came up toward us. "Can I take your names please?"
Rose POV
I can't let my name be on the survivors list, mother and Cal will hunt me down and force me back into the horrible life I've lived for 17 years. I can tell that Jack doesn't know what surname to use for mine, so I look up at him and mouth the word "Dawson" to him.
"Jack and Rose Dawson" Jack told the officer. I'm not sure if I was just imagining it, but I swore when he used Dawson as my last name, it rolled off of his tongue like it was meant to be.
Jack POV
The moment I said Dawson as Rose's last name, I knew it was meant to be, it almost rolled off of my tongue, it just felt so right to be saying it. I never even thought that Rose would be on my chest, using my last name, my last name.
I was then snapped out of my fantasy when I noticed a black tux go by. I knew that there would only be one man on earth that would come down here; Cal.
I can't let Rose be noticed, which is hard to do with her bright vibrate red hair, so I quickly grabbed a blanket that was on the ground and wrapped it over Rose's head making sure that I covered all of her beautiful red locks. And just to be safe I grabbed the other one and wrapped it around my head.
Rose POV
I honestly have no clue what Jack is doing. I was just lying in his chest and now we both have blankets wrapped around our heads. I give Jack a dumbstruck look and he replys with a nod of his head pointing over to the side, I turned my head to see Cal talking to the same officer that took our names. At this point I feel like I'm going to faint, he can't find me. He can't. My heart starts racing even more when I see him walking toward us.
"Don't talk." Jack whispered, I could tell by the tone in his voice that he was serious. I just nodded in response because Cal was getting closer.
"Excuse me. Do you know where Jack and Rose Dawson are? The officer said they were last seen here when he took their names." Cal's voice cut through me even more than the string of the water last night. I looked over and Jack and could tell in his eyes that I shouldn't speak. So me and Jack just sat there like we couldn't understand what he was saying.
"Well! Do you know or not!" If you don't know could you at least tell me that! Listen. I just want to know because Rose is my fiancee, and Dawson, well he's the guy she truly loves. Even though I know I can't have her, I want to see her one last time, just to tell her I love her, I gave her everything that she wanted, and... She left me for him. I just don't get it." this was a side I never saw from Cal before, I never knew he felt that way. But I know that he was just lost after all that has happened and that he will never change, it's just at this moment, he's a bit soft.
"Did you make her happy?" I asked a bit shaky.
"What?"
"Even though you gave her everything, was she ever happy?" I almost snapped back at him being unaware of what I was trying to ask him.
"I guess not." Cal replied. "Thank you." And if you ever see her, tell her Cal loves her. Goodbye." He walked off to the first class deck. Hearing those three words "Cal loves her" has me in shock. I never knew he felt like that.
Jack POV
Great, just great. Rose is going to go back to Cal now after what he told her. I know I can never give her what he can and even though this is the hardest thing I am about to say in my life, I have to, "Go see him." I said, I knew she would be able to see right through that, she'll know that I was just saying that and that I don't want her to go but I don't, how can I make saying something that turns my stomach sound real? I can't. It's as plain as that.
Rose POV
Did Jack just tell me to go see him? The man that made my life a living hell? He couldn't have. But he, he did. He really cares about me that much that he would give up his happiness for me. I find it hard to get words out but I manage, "No! If I go they'll never let me leave! I'll be trapped! Mother will never let me go back to you! I can't! I just can't." I didn't want to use that tone but I couldn't help it, I'm just lost with all my emotions, I can't control them. I start crying in his shirt leaving tear stains with every drop. My crying stops when I hear Jack singing "Come Josphine" in my ear, I can't help but laugh at that, he's just so sweet. He's everything I ever wanted, no, I ever needed. I get so caught up in the moment that I don't even realize what I'm saying, "I love you Jack." I can't believe I just said that! Oh my God! What if he doesn't feel the same way? What will I do then?
Jack POV
Rose just told me she loves me. I mean I know she told me last night but we were dying! I thought she was saying her goodbyes! Not actually telling me her feelings! I'm so in shock I don't even realize that I reply "I love you too." with that I lean down and kiss her. I couldn't control myself, I never felt that way before about someone, she's the love of my life, and at this moment, she's my everything. I love her.
Rose POV
I was freezing, I couldn't feel my body, I found it hard to breathe, the pain was unbearable, just like Jack had said it would be.
~"Water that cold, like right down there, it hits you like a thousand knives stabbing you all over your body, you can't breathe, you can't think, at least not about anything but the pain."~
And that was so true. The only thing that kept me going was Jacks promise, but at this point I don't even know if that can. I was staring up at the black sky when a bright light started shining in my eye, that's when I realized that a boat was coming back for us.
"Jack, Jack, Jack!" I cried afraid to face the fact that he might not be waking up. "There's a boat Jack."
Just when I was about to give up, his eyes opened. "We need to.... Get their attention." I could tell just by hearing him that he was soon going to, well, go. It seemed as though he was using all of his strength just to get those words out. We tried calling out to the boat but we didn't have enough strength, our voices were to hoarse. When I thought that it was over, I remembered that there was a crew member not that far away, it was our only chance and I was willing to risk it.
Jack POV
We tried to call out but there was no use. I couldn't let Rose die but what was I suppose to do? I was just about to tell her I love her, I know. I was giving up. But what were we suppose to do? That is until Rose started making her way off the board.
"Rose! Where are you going?!" It was hard for me to yell but I forced it out.
"There's a whistle... Over there.... That's the only way.... We'll be...Saved." she told me as she swam over to a crewman taking the whistle out of his mouth and started blowing in it. Then, almost like a miracle, the crewmen from the boat turned around and started heading back for us. I couldn't believe it, we were going to be saved! Just when I though about giving up, we got saved! They helped Rose into the boat and wrapped her in a blanket, they then came and got me out of the water, wrapped me in a blanket. I wrapped my arm around Rose and told her that everything will be alright now.
Rose POV
I can't even believe it. We got saved. And now here I am, with Jack's arm wrapped around me. I started drifting into sleep, remembering our first kiss, the passion that I felt, the way I felt that there was no one else in the world, just us. I was them awoken by the cheers of people yelling to get a ships attention.
The crew helped us on to the ship, it was small compared to Titanic, well any ship is, but is huge compaired to the lifeboat I slept in. When we both got on, we found to chairs to sit on. I was deep in thought about everything that had happened when I was startled by Jack's voice. "How are you?" he said in a calm voice that soothed me. "I'm fine, just a bit shaken, I mean, I almost lost you." I wasn't lying, I really was shaken, I felt a tear run down my cheek and Jack wiped it away.
"But you didn't Rose, and that's what you have to think about, now try to get some sleep, you seem tired." he told me in the same voice that won me over, I was going to argue and tell him I'm fine and I didn't need sleep, but looking into his deep sea blue eyes, I could tell that he wanted me to rest. So I gave in and rested my head on his chest, feeling his heartbeat, I closed my eyes and started dreaming of what our life will be like.
Jack POV
I felt Rose's heartbeat steady as she fell into a deep sleep, I knew she had been through a lot the past three days, leaving her mother and Cal, the ship sinking, I knew that she needed some peace for once in her life.
She slept for about an hour when I felt her stirring around, I figured she was having a nightmare and then she proved my theory right when she started mumbling my name and started crying. "Rose. Rose honey, wake up."
"What? Jack? Jack! Oh Jack, I thought I lost you, my dream was horrible, I couldn't wake you and I had to let go." she said as she wrapped her arms around me.
"It's okay Rose, I'm not leaving." I said kissing her forehead.
She stayed with her arms wrapped me for another hour until a crewman came up toward us. "Can I take your names please?"
Rose POV
I can't let my name be on the survivors list, mother and Cal will hunt me down and force me back into the horrible life I've lived for 17 years. I can tell that Jack doesn't know what surname to use for mine, so I look up at him and mouth the word "Dawson" to him.
"Jack and Rose Dawson" Jack told the officer. I'm not sure if I was just imagining it, but I swore when he used Dawson as my last name, it rolled off of his tongue like it was meant to be.
Jack POV
The moment I said Dawson as Rose's last name, I knew it was meant to be, it almost rolled off of my tongue, it just felt so right to be saying it. I never even thought that Rose would be on my chest, using my last name, my last name.
I was then snapped out of my fantasy when I noticed a black tux go by. I knew that there would only be one man on earth that would come down here; Cal.
I can't let Rose be noticed, which is hard to do with her bright vibrate red hair, so I quickly grabbed a blanket that was on the ground and wrapped it over Rose's head making sure that I covered all of her beautiful red locks. And just to be safe I grabbed the other one and wrapped it around my head.
Rose POV
I honestly have no clue what Jack is doing. I was just lying in his chest and now we both have blankets wrapped around our heads. I give Jack a dumbstruck look and he replys with a nod of his head pointing over to the side, I turned my head to see Cal talking to the same officer that took our names. At this point I feel like I'm going to faint, he can't find me. He can't. My heart starts racing even more when I see him walking toward us.
"Don't talk." Jack whispered, I could tell by the tone in his voice that he was serious. I just nodded in response because Cal was getting closer.
"Excuse me. Do you know where Jack and Rose Dawson are? The officer said they were last seen here when he took their names." Cal's voice cut through me even more than the string of the water last night. I looked over and Jack and could tell in his eyes that I shouldn't speak. So me and Jack just sat there like we couldn't understand what he was saying.
"Well! Do you know or not!" If you don't know could you at least tell me that! Listen. I just want to know because Rose is my fiancee, and Dawson, well he's the guy she truly loves. Even though I know I can't have her, I want to see her one last time, just to tell her I love her, I gave her everything that she wanted, and... She left me for him. I just don't get it." this was a side I never saw from Cal before, I never knew he felt that way. But I know that he was just lost after all that has happened and that he will never change, it's just at this moment, he's a bit soft.
"Did you make her happy?" I asked a bit shaky.
"What?"
"Even though you gave her everything, was she ever happy?" I almost snapped back at him being unaware of what I was trying to ask him.
"I guess not." Cal replied. "Thank you." And if you ever see her, tell her Cal loves her. Goodbye." He walked off to the first class deck. Hearing those three words "Cal loves her" has me in shock. I never knew he felt like that.
Jack POV
Great, just great. Rose is going to go back to Cal now after what he told her. I know I can never give her what he can and even though this is the hardest thing I am about to say in my life, I have to, "Go see him." I said, I knew she would be able to see right through that, she'll know that I was just saying that and that I don't want her to go but I don't, how can I make saying something that turns my stomach sound real? I can't. It's as plain as that.
Rose POV
Did Jack just tell me to go see him? The man that made my life a living hell? He couldn't have. But he, he did. He really cares about me that much that he would give up his happiness for me. I find it hard to get words out but I manage, "No! If I go they'll never let me leave! I'll be trapped! Mother will never let me go back to you! I can't! I just can't." I didn't want to use that tone but I couldn't help it, I'm just lost with all my emotions, I can't control them. I start crying in his shirt leaving tear stains with every drop. My crying stops when I hear Jack singing "Come Josphine" in my ear, I can't help but laugh at that, he's just so sweet. He's everything I ever wanted, no, I ever needed. I get so caught up in the moment that I don't even realize what I'm saying, "I love you Jack." I can't believe I just said that! Oh my God! What if he doesn't feel the same way? What will I do then?
Jack POV
Rose just told me she loves me. I mean I know she told me last night but we were dying! I thought she was saying her goodbyes! Not actually telling me her feelings! I'm so in shock I don't even realize that I reply "I love you too." with that I lean down and kiss her. I couldn't control myself, I never felt that way before about someone, she's the love of my life, and at this moment, she's my everything. I love her.
